READING 2 ‘Question I: Inthe rresteae to Lucy wha ie sing tothe shops? And shat does Lucy hae to dowihthe cicken! ‘Question 2: What have sere surlen's veri sports exons recent? Isthisthe coerect it carceledthe game? TEST 2 READING etna ‘Questions 1-5 For each question, choose the correct answer. back from school? We haven't got much to go with itl call at the © shops on my way home 1 A tucy Would you mind getting te chicken ‘out of the freezer when you come ts Dad ‘ALL students ce Be Fron: School Sports Department Please make sure you arrive at lessons with the correct kit. Some students hove pale blue T-shirts and black shorts, Only ‘the school’s dark blue T-shirts ond shorts are acceptable. 8 , Adam B Are you stil OK to play 5-2 side football today? Hope 50, because otherwise we c won't have enough people for a team and will have to cancel the game. Let me know. Greg < Back Lucy's dad would like Lucy to make the dinner tonight. Lucy should buy something to eat with the chicken after school. Lucy needs to take something from the freezer when she gets home. ‘The schoo! has recently changed the colour ofits sports kit, ‘Several students have wom the ‘wrong kit in sports lessons, ‘The sports department doesn’t want students to wear dark blue kit. Greg is checking that Adam can keep an arrangement they made previously, A player in Greg's football team can't play So he's asking Adam instead. Greg wants to ask Adam why the football game they'd arranged is cancelled,A coat has gone missing from the changing room. If found, please hand it in to the school secretary. “ Library users are advised | ‘that computers must be booked with a staff member, even when machines appear to be free. A + See the school secretary if you left a coat in the changing room. ‘Someone has lost a coat that they left in the changing room. Its not possible to leave coats in the changing room at the moment. ‘You do not have to pay for using any of the library's computers. ‘See a member of staif if you need advice about using the computers. Anyone wanting to use & computer ‘should see a mamber of staff first. ‘Question 4: Fa coat has goraimigeng. doce het mean thot someone heslosti® ‘Question 5: Wat does she werd ffee mean ia she notice? READING TEST 2Questions 6 ~ 10 For each question, choose the correct answer. ‘The young people below all want to find a campsite to go to with their families. (On the opposite page there are eight descriptions of campsites. Decide which campsite would be most suitable for the people below. 6 Amjad wants to go to a campsite which has a restaurant and that has a beach nearby. He'd like there to be organised day trips to places of interest. eT iT Jing would lke to find @ campsite in the mountains which has a aos 'swimming pool. She would ike to laa how to do some water restaurants but da they sports wile she's there. aes neice momnaien about bere? How sla car you descr & reaaurant | Question 7: Which texte mention orgie acces, | 8 Pascal would lke to hire bikes at the campsite he goes to. He sports! Do these texts wants a campsite that’s near a big city and that has a disco ses aay yng boar every week, tremounbine ‘Question 8: Sera {xs menthn bes, bat ich other ards can see efor ble? Shot do youdoat adsca? = 9 Karolina wants a campsite with entertainment for her six-year- uation teh 4 cid bother co she doesn't have to lok ater him so much eaecuirer yee A Her family are travelling by plane and like having tents that are blrer Ithere ao already set up. infrmetin asa ere tare akeads sep! ‘Question 10: \vnch Capstes we dosete rer ther ako eigiecrine = 10 Michael would lke to go to a campsite that's close to a river and that he can travel to by tran, He'd Ike there to be different activities for teenagers available every day. “4The Ridge B This small campsite located in beautiful mountains is great for families. t's only a 10-minute taxi ride from the nearest airport. ‘and you won't even need to pack or put up tent, as these are all provided for you. There are activities and shows for under-10s every day, and for teenagers, too, on weekdays, The Pines D Situated by a lake among beautiful mountains, The Pines offers activities for alll ages, Including swimming, sailing and windsurfing from the campsite's beach. The ‘owners arrange visits to several ctties and 10 ‘many historical buildings in the area. It has cone of the best places to eat in the region. Freetime Camping ef Dofinitely a campsite for the more active ‘family, Freetime Camping has three large pools to choose from, as well as mountain bike hire and day trips to the seaside or to the famous national railway museum, There's something for everyone, whether you're six years old or sixty The Granary H ‘The Granary has one of the best waterslides and pools in the country, as well as a beach only a five-minute walk away. There are dally organised activities for everyone, from the youngest chikiren to adults. The weekly disco is incredibly popular, especially among teenage campers. Campsites ‘Camping Deluxe Just 200m from the sea, Camping Deluxe is great place for those who love water sports. | or just relaxing on the beach. There’s bike > hire at the campsite that's reasonably priced It’s only @ short bus ride from the town of Dannbury and its railway station, Country Camping Perfect for families, Country Camping organises things to do for all age groups daily. Perhaps you'll love the weekly disco, or maybe sailing or swimming in the river nearby ie more your thing? t's just 1 km to the nearest railway station and only 500m to the shops and restaurants of the local village. Camp Best Bring your own tent or use one of the many that Camp Best provides for quests ~ it’s up to you! From music and dancing every Saturday to cheap cycle hire, Camp Best has itall. Only Skm outside the capital, with its restaurants, shops, train stations and airport, it's a great place to be. Habitat Camping ‘Agreat place for lovers of the outdoors= | quests can take classes in windsurfing and | sailing, or rent a bike and spend the day riding on one of the many mountain paths in the local area. They can cool off afterwards in the pool and then eat at the site’s convenient restaurant. READING TEST 2 45TEST 2 READING Questions 11-15 For each question, choose the correct answer. My flying experience Twelve-year-old Jessica Gilligan describes how she flew a small plane V'd never thought of fying as something | would ever actually want to do in my free time until my family bought me what’s called a ‘lying experience day’ as a birthday | present. Don't get me wrong, | wasn't Ike some of my friends, who would start shaking with fear at the thought of going in a plane of any size. I'd actualy always looked forward to fying off somewhere on holiday, especially that feeling you get when the plane's just taking off, But fying a plane was something other people did, not me. | started researching the experience day online straight away. The iitle alroratt | was going to fly in could only go up to 3000 metres, which is quite low when you realise big jets fly closer to 10000 metres. | found out there was a half-hour talk from the instructor about safety and the controls. This seamed more than enough to me, as 1 was only going to be in the air for about the same amount of time, which | couldn't Guite believe. My parents were amazed that something Ike that was available for ‘welve-year-olds, but I'm very pleased it was. On the day, | was quite nervous fut Sheena, my instructor, was very calm, which helped a lot. She took the controls as we took off, of course. It appeared to take ges to get high up, but it was only actually a minute or two, and then | took the controls, | was so excited, | wasn't realy listening to what Sheena wes saying. | was hoping to see my house but it was hard to work out where everything was from the ait. Even though we were flying at 280 kilometres per hour, you could hardly tell we were moving when you looked down, ''m now so into flying thet I'm considering it as a career. I'l need to become qualified, of course, and I’m happy to save up for more classes to do this. It was ‘such fun thet I'd love to do it every day and get pald fort, too. The company that | ‘organises experience days keeps sending emails about train driving and other things, but | only want more of one particular kind of experience now!" 12 413 14 15 How did Jessica feel about flying before she did the flying experience day? ‘A scared of fiying in a small plane B__confident that she would be good at it © uninterested in taking it up as a hobby curious about what it would feel like What surprised Jessica as she was researching the fiying experience day? A the low age limit B thelack of training © the height the plane would reach D the length ofthe fight What does Jessica say about being in the air? A the plane appeared to travel very slowly B seeing where she lives was incredible © _itwas too noiay to hear the instructor D they seemed to climb very quickly What does Jessica hope to do in the future? (A have more flying lessons just for fun B__ attempt to get a pilot's licence try different ‘experience days! D learn how to handle other vehicles ‘What would Jessica’s mum say about her? 1 can't believe Jessica’ gone so quickly from someone twho got quite bored during | flights to someone who goes L flying every weekend. Jessica will want money for her birthday from vrow on but at least shell be using tt for something she loves. We only bought her that present after shed found out that the experience day was open ‘ho twelve-year-olds. Jessica was 50 relaxed when we arrived for the fying experience day, 501 twas surprised she got so anxious after taking off. ‘Question HI: Was psiaocred offre? Did che show amy interestn leering No wiz, Question 12: Wis [Beka eoranced by cows letle trantythere wa? Wino was spreed aus the age iri Question 13: Doe esd sayshecoukl ee her house? Wii Come she sa‘about Pow fost the plne'was Ang? Question 14: What docs jessica se abot ther experience day Does she say spe wanes to.poan anerter which ohestra?| ‘Question 15: Dees jessy ‘ gethored durngfiehts! What dos: Jessen sy about money and flng READING TEST 248 Question 16: What terse icths paraganh verien in? Which ‘Spliensareaso writen ‘othstence? Question 17: The sectence before the gn isthe besjoning ofthe ‘oma fis and ihe semence after is s20ut the erd. wh ch optian ves iformaten about betneer the begnney: andend? ‘Question 18: Does tre ‘option ath he number it puke sence here) Tr folowing sentence start: ch Without Without sha ‘Question 19: The sentence before she it about clothes. Which opten aves rrereinioration wou Fete? yoo dink te torratoes needa be assoftas posse? TEST 2. READING Questions 16-20 Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. ‘There are three extra sentences which you do nat need to use. ‘The Tomatina Festival The Tomatina Festival takes place every August in the small Spanish town of Bufol. thas been described es the world's biggest food fight, as the most famous part of the celebrations involve 20000 people throwing tomatoes at each other! No one is totally sure how the festival began, but it seems to have started in the 1240s, One story tells how some teenage friends started throwing old tomatoes atone anotherforfun.[ 46 |__| Another deseribes how the crowd at a more ‘raditional festival was so bored by the entertainment, they started throwing tomatoes atthe entertainers and then at each che Whetover he tut the event as epated ho folowing year and ts popula has grown ever shee ‘On the day of the festival, several large lorries, loaded with over 100000g of soft, ‘pe tomatoes, apearin the town square. Everyone hls themeetves organ lots of the tomatoes, and once a special signal is given, the tomato fight begins. [F7[_Jater anther signal, eveyone sops towing the ft ante clean up beans At one time, over 40000 people attended the festival (Bufiol’s population is on! ly around 9000!) but this was felt to be too many, so the organisers decided to invoice nt, Ths was se a maximum oF 20000 peor per ya) 48 |] Without, you wil not be alowed te take pat The orgniers give lots of athceto anyone whe is invledinheestvas tomato | Ag. Thy sugget that estat goers nly wear things tha they ae happy to row away atervars. [15 | _|Other evi i to avi bring a camera, a unless itis @ special waterproot one, itis almost certain to get damaged. People are also asked to make sure that the tomatoes are as soft 2s possible before they throw | them. [20 But above all, the organisers just want visitors to the Tomatina ‘festival to have fun!‘They will cortainly never be the same colour again! That is why they also leegan throwing the fruit at everyone. Jt generally lasts for about one hour . This will hopefully stop them from injuring anyone. ‘There were as many as 60000 visitors that year ‘This seemed so enjoyable that other people joined in. For this reason, the organisers stopped people bringing glass bottles. So these days, you actually need a ticket to attend. READING TEST 2 49Questions 21-26 For each question, choose the correct answer, The history of sur Surfing is one of the oldest sports on the planet. No one realy knows (21).. when i frst started but its (22)... that people Rave used wooden boards to ride waves for about three thousand years. The fist surters were probably fishetmen from islands in the Pacific Ocean, wino found that bringing the fish they | had (23), to shore was much easier if they rode waves onto the beach in their small boats. Over timo, this developed from part of the working day into a (24)... activity. ‘Question 21: Waien of tessa sudo ‘The first (25), records of surfing appeared in the late eighteenth certury. grow enarire every acre | English explorer Captain James Cook wrote in his diary about seeing locals ding Question 22:44 the waves fF (26)... 09 & Pasific island called Tahit ofthe versa nears ‘aio? Wine carly twentieth century, surfing spread to the US state of California and Question 23: Wrich of ‘Australia. t's now popular all around the world. those verbe de you use ote SS ————— Question 4 Wich vores orertses 21 A certciny —B_comecty, «exactly «=D totaly wesc tomesn semi aa A thought supposed ited Bee Question 25: Which 23 A gained B kept Cc held D caught iene efestn something that we study 24 A rest B leisure Cs telaxation D entertainment tid abautte ee 25 A ancient «= storcal «antique «Dold CQueon 26 Wich word has a similar 26 A pleasure B happiness CG wish D choice searing? "fun? TEST 2 READINGPart 6 Questions 27 - 32 For each question, write the correct answer, Write one word for each gap. My drama club | In my blog today, 'm going to tel you about the drama club | go to. | frst found out 7)... item a fend of mine. He recommended it to me around six months (28). and joined immeciataly. {really love going because I think the teacher there isthe (28), amazing center ove The ates we don lasses area rteesing and Im gating SO | much better (20), acting, thanks to all the things we do there. ($1). I got the chance, I'd really like to become a professional actor in the future, but | know (32). difficutt it can be to become successful. So many people want to become actors but very few actually achieve their dream. ‘Question 27: hich sword aomesafierthe ‘incon? ies worsen ve put here at tele us thie be =n theres? Question 29: whieh ‘nord goes ree to indie superlative? ‘Question 30: Which short wore do jouneed inthepbrace good someting? ‘Question 31: hich word do we often use in corona! sentences Tg this one Question 32: Vien questi word de you redo use hen? READING TEST 2 5)You must answer this question. Write your answer in about 100 words. Question 1 Read this email from your English-speaking friend Sam and the notes you have made. From; Sam Hi Uw yu play the guitar really wel. Guess what! Ie just started learning, 100, = | was wondering if you'd be able to give me some advice. How often do you practise, and for how long? sewn Tell Sam Shoul by « guitar staighteway or just use the one the lo uner schoo] has lent me for now?-€=——-~ Se Sawnich: iscetter_| Jould you be al me how to play some simp Kaen Pe Would ye ble to teach me how to play some simple songs? - ~ aaa ~ Siotinaimiemyer S07 aa A. The pes intresting. Seminar B They need to io it quickly. Ceara oneitc mre Wa har thing to wrt about ee 13° You will hear a boy telling a friend about a book he's read. Reso e dort hearthe nords fil, cheraters cr story What ald he think of it? A twas better than the film. Poreses that mean The characters were realistic. ‘are thing ‘The story was rather confusing.Questions 14-19 For each question, write the comect answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a Llama Trekking Trip ‘The lama trek starts at a (14), ‘There were a total of (15), people taking part in Susie's trek. Rae ‘Susie says that llama trekking is a very (16). activity ‘where you zit you ‘wantio.up alia trek Walking near a (17), was the most enjoyable part of Susie's trek. Question 15:86 Sra g es | Susie bought (18), as a souvenir. wemertioned Youre Ttaring or new many eeple uid teen The name of the company that organises the treks is (19), Question 16: Listen or ‘the word sat Suse uses to cesenbe the active llamas. ‘Question 17:1 sen “x a piraso that means ‘mot erionble Question 18:82 carts) three souvenirs sre mentioned Wt did Susie buy for horse Question 19: 0.12 Istening forza mare, is speled fer you en the record 9% TEST 2 LISTENINGoo Part 4 Questions 20-25 For each question, choose the correct answer. ‘You will hear an interview with a boy called Joe Stone, who's talking about a drama group hs belongs to 20 Joe decided to join the drama group because ‘A itseorned to suit his character. B some people he knew were in it. © hethought he had a talent for acting. 21 Joe explains that the drama group ‘A offen puts performances online. . B does just one large annual show, © hasmonbor sta ent ages Testa Question 20: You 22 What does Joe say about preparing for his first show? lense ee why oe seeded to joe she ‘A. Thare was more to do than he expected. Tee B He enjoyed the physical side ott Question 31:86 © Inwas fun working with others. ae 23. When asked if the drama club affects his schoolwork, Joe me ‘Question 22: ston ‘A. admits that his teachers get worried. frat amesed fae B describes how his parents suppor him ees & explains that it's just ike any other hobby. oe abst whi tre tiree 24 What problem did Joe have with some equipment during one show? ee ee A Itfalled to arrive on time. ane explars mean. 10) Question 24: Lites for BB He didn't know how it worked, on © There was a fault he had to mend. theanayerconves sean afervards 25 What does Joe like most about the drama group? Question 2 bait eriews way i ‘A the way thet it makes him feel Siar the range of parts ho gets to play oft G the chance of a career it offers him USTENING TEST 2 5